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After the adoption in 2015 through the UN of the 2030 agenda on sustainable development and the successful conclusion of COP 21 in Paris, Environment and Climate Change issues lie at the heart of the implementation by the EU of a renewed and universal sustainable development agenda.
A stable Sahel region is a key priority for the European Union. High Representative Federica Mogherini was Thursday in Paris for the launch of the Alliance for the Sahel, a joint initiative of the EU, France and Germany to improve the coordination of development cooperation to the region.
"The EU and all its Member States will not only implement the Paris Agreement, but are building strong global alliances to make sure [it] will be implemented, even after Trump's decision to step back," EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said this morning ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council, noting that combatting climate change is a question of security, not a luxury.
The European Union will stick to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. HRVP Mogherini and all the EU institutions united and reconfirmed their commitment to fight climate change after the US administration decided to withdraw from the deal.
The European Union and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific developing countries, who together make up more than half of the signatories to the Paris Agreement on climate change, today reaffirmed their strong and steadfast commitment to full implementation of the agreement, urging all partners to keep up the momentum created in 2015.
The European Union must make full use of its huge potential outside its borders if it is to meet the expectations of its own citizens, and this is the main goal of the EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy, High Representative Federica Mogherini said in a keynote speech in Stockholm.
The European Union is stepping up its existing action and engagement in the Arctic region.
